SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY/ENTITY
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NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Monmouthshire County Council, County Hall, Contact: Rick Longford, Attn: Rick Longford, UK-Cwmbran NP44 2XH. Tel. 01633 644839. E-mail: RickLongford@monmouthshire.gov.uk. Further information can be obtained at: Working pArts Ltd, Shoulder of Mutton, 70 Towngate, Attn: Geoff Wood, UK-Midgley HX2 6UJ, West Yorkshire. E-mail: geoff@working-parts.com. Further documentation can be obtained at: Working pArts Ltd, Shoulder of Mutton, 70 Towngate, Attn: Geoff Wood, UK-Midgley HX2 6UJ, West Yorkshire. E-mail: geoff@working-parts.com. Projects or requests to participate must be sent to: Landmark Wales c/o Working pArts Ltd, Shoulder of Mutton, 70 Towngate, Attn: Geoff Wood, UK-Midgley HX2 6UJ, West Yorkshire. E-mail: geoff@working-parts.com. |
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TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES: Regional or local authority. Recreation, culture and religion. |
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MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: |
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE DESIGN CONTEST/DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
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DESCRIPTION |
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Title attributed to the design contest/project by the contracting authority/entity: Landmark Wales Phase One. |
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Short description: Call for Expressions of Interest from Artists, Architects and Designers for Phase One. Landmark Wales is an ambitious plan to mark major entry points to Wales and key Welsh transition points. With a possible Budget of 18 000 000 GBP, it is a Public Art Programme of unprecedented scale and ambition in the UK and has been shortlisted for The Big Lottery Fund′s Living Landmarks Programme. The Landmark Wales partnership of seven Local Authorities, Capital Region Tourism and North Wales Economic Forum has been given development funding from The Big Lottery Fund and the promoters are launching 2 parallel appointment processes to recruit artists/design teams. The scale of the sites and our ambitions for them mean that we are seeking practitioners with the best ideas and the ability to design buildable projects. Phase One Sites, Holyhead Harbour, The A55/A550 at the Flintshire Border, The Second Severn Crossing. These 3 sites have potential construction budgets of 1 500 000 GBP - 2 000 000 GBP each. We are seeking Expressions of Interest from Artists, Architects, Landscape Architects, Designers or Multi-disciplinary Teams for these sites. We will shortlist 15 individuals or teams who will then each be paid an Honorarium to develop a costed and technically feasible design proposal. Deadline for Phase 1 Submission of Expressions of Interest - Monday 8.1.2007. |
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Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73300000, 74200000. |
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS: Artists, Architects, Landscape Architects, Designers and Multi Disciplinary Teams with the Track Record and evident creative skills to create memorable Landmarks at key Gateways to Wales. |
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PARTICIPATION IS RESERVED TO A PARTICULAR PROFESSION: Yes. Artists, Architects, Landscape Architects, Designers, Multi Disciplinary Design Teams. |
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
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TYPE OF CONTEST: Restricted. Envisaged number of participants: 15. |
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NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS ALREADY SELECTED: |
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CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED IN THE EVALUATION OF PROJECTS: Artistic Merit. Relevance to the stated aims of Landmark Wales. Relevance to the site. The drama of the proposal. Proposals that the public can embrace and enjoy from vehicles and up close. Deliverability, i.e. the project is feasible and can be built within the available budget. Evident creativity, track record of realised projects and a demonstrable appetite for exploring what this project could mean for Wales. Evidence that you/your team can translate a good idea into a deliverable project. Practitioners from Wales are actively encouraged to apply but being Welsh is not a requirement. We are looking for the most interesting and stimulating projects for each site. |
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
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File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity: |
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Conditions for obtaining contractual documents and additional documents Payable documents: no. |
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Time-limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate: 8.1.2007 - 15:00. |
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Date of dispatch of invitations to participate to selected candidates: 19.1.2007. |
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Language(s) in which projects or requests to participate may be drawn up: English. |
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REWARDS AND JURY |
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A prize/prizes will be awarded: |
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Details of payments to all participants: The Shortlisted Candidates will each be paid an Honorarium of 5 000 GBP. |
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Follow-up contracts: |
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The decision of the jury is binding on the contracting authority/entity: No. |
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Names of the selected members of the jury: |
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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DESIGN CONTEST RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS: No. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For a Full Description of Landmark Wales, access to the site briefs, maps and supplementary information go to www.working-parts.com/landmarkwales. All updates of project information will be posted on this website and applicants should check it regularly for any updates. Send to your Expression of Interest to: Landmark Wales c/O Geoff Wood, Director, Working pArts Ltd, Shoulder of Mutton, 70 Towngate, UK-Midgley, West Yorkshire, HX2 6UJ or e-mail to geoff@working-parts.com. |
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PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL |
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Body responsible for appeal procedures: |
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Lodging of appeals: |
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: |
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DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 13.12.2006. |